Basel are averaging 9.4 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.3 total fouls on average. That puts them 10th of 12 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Lugano, and a full match-by-match log.
Žan Celar leads with 13 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (2.17/g, 67% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Basel player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Basel are averaging 9.4 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.9 for a match-total of 21.3. That ranks 10th of 12 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Basel pick up one yellow card every 0.223 fouls.
Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Lugano the page weights each Basel defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Basel fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Yes — the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Vouilloz | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Koba Koindredi | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Bénie Traoré | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Andrej Bacanin | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kevin Rüegg | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Coleen Louis | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Metinho | midfielder | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 83% |
| Ludwig Malachowski Thorell | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 83% |
| Žan Celar | attacker | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 67% |
| Akpe Victory | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Flavius Daniliuc | defender | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 63% |
| Léo Leroy | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Asane Sow | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 50% |
| Julien Duranville | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Dominik Schmid | defender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Giacomo Koloto | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Keigo Tsunemoto | defender | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | midfielder | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Moussa Cissé | defender | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 33% |
| Kazeem Olaigbe | attacker | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Albian Ajeti | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Philip Otele | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Becir Omeragic | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Mirko Salvi | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ibrahim Salah | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Sion | Home | 1-2 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Moussa Cissé (3) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Young Boys | Away | 3-3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | Metinho (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Zürich | Away | 1-2 | 15 | 16 | 31 | Žan Celar (3) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Thun | Home | 4-2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | Žan Celar (5) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Lausanne Sport | Home | 0-1 | 16 | 15 | 31 | Albian Ajeti (3) |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Servette | Away | 0-1 | 15 | 12 | 27 | Metinho (3) |
| 17 May 2026 | Lugano | Away | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 May 2026 | Lugano | Away | 4-0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Kevin Rüegg (3) |
| 14 May 2026 | St. Gallen | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 May 2026 | St. Gallen | Home | 1-3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | Dominik Schmid (2) |